Larry Sanitoa

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Army’s plans to build a Modular Small Arms Range (MSAR) facility in Tafuna continues to raise questions regarding safety and security. And these concerns have prompted Tualauta Rep. Larry Sanitoa to call for a House committee hearing to obtain more information on...

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta District #15 Representative-elect Larry Sanitoa is "not surprised" that the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) defaulted on their lease payment of $4.25 million to the American Samoa Government's Employees' Retirement Fund (ASGERF) which was due...

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Recently elected faipule for Tualauta District, Larry Sanitoa has expressed his concerns with the proposed ASEDA Bonds- 2018, through a December 3, 2018 letter to Senate President Gaoteote Palaie Tofau.
According to Sanitoa, his letter is on behalf of the many residents...

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Provisions of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, commonly known as ERISA, “shall not apply” to the ASG Employment Retirement Fund because it’s a government pension plan.
This is according to a senior ASG official, who provided the unsolicited input,...

Dear Editor,
The proposed legislation by the administration to increase the Retirement Fund's local investment cap from 17.5% to 35% is extremely dangerous and will definitely lead to bankrupting the funds.
There are numerous misleading statements and misinformation about the proposed...